Mish on March 5th, 2009

Granted. This is not a very OI post. But it’s my blog – and so I figured, where better to spout my opinion?
First of all, I’m tired of people making Nadya Suleman out to be a horrendous villain. Have you watched Jon and Kate Plus 8? No wonder Nadya thought she’d get a little love [...]

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Mish on February 26th, 2009

Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]

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Mish on February 18th, 2009

I have been reading with much interest the news articles about Nadya Suleman, the woman who recently gave birth to octuplets and has six children at home. What I am most surprised about the articles, blog posts and comments to them that I read is how very venomous they all are to a woman none [...]

Continue reading about In Defense of Large Families (again) & The Octuplet Mom

I love large families. That’s probably why I chose to have one – although my family isn’t nearly as large as the Duggars. Because I have six kids and I am considered pretty crunchy by my friends (and most everyone else), I often get harrassed questioned about the social responsibility of having a large family. [...]

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Mish on September 14th, 2008

An oldie, but a goodie – I wrote this for my newspaper column in Green Bay way back when…thought you might like it:
Zen and the Art of Clutter:
Learning to let go of perfection as a goal…
“Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.”
-Alice [...]

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Mish on September 13th, 2008

Get the first two chapters of Michelle’s new book, A Fine Mess: Living Simply With Children, for free! Michelle is the homeschooling mother of (almost ) 7 children and has lots of humor, tips and hints for living with so many for much less. Want to try it out for nothing? Just email Michelle and [...]

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